“Evil is whatever distracts.” –Franz Kafka
Eric Nelson impersonating a U.S. Air Force major in an undated photo. One of the unsung reasons that Democrats have outperformed Republicans in Colorado is..Read More
(2026’s hottest Republican primary takes shape — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Yet another state legislator has drawn a..Read More
As Colorado Newsline’s Lindsey Toomer reports, after filing dozens of individual lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s long list of controversial, adverse, and increasingly obviously retaliatory..Read More
awesome + uniting Chimney Rock designated an international dark sky park Colorado unemployment rate drops below 4% for the first time since 2024 Living history:..Read More
“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.” –John Hay
Trump Toady Mike Johnson One of the most confounding and frightening political stories of 2025 was the manner in which Congressional Republicans and the U.S...Read More
The Get More Smarter Podcast is back from a holiday break. Happy 2026: It’s an election year, most likely a very good one for the..Read More
THURSDAY UPDATE: As Judith Kohler reports for The Denver Post: The Utility Consumer Advocate, which represents the public before state regulators, has criticized Xcel’s rate..Read More
Yesterday’s news cycle was brought to a halt by the killing by federal immigration officers of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, who was shot under..Read More
“Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power’s disappearance.” –Hannah Arendt
Victor Marx doing call time. A press release from upstart Republican “high-risk missionary” gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx celebrates a substantial first fundraising report, which appears..Read More
These two schmucks were on Capitol Hill today Secretary of State (and National Security Adviser and National Archivist) Marco Rubio held a private briefing for..Read More
(Clockwise from top left): Barb Kirkmeyer, Victor Marx, Jason Mikesell, Scott Bottoms, Joe Oltmann We’ve begun asking Colorado Pols readers to weigh in on predictions..Read More
“We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.” –Christian Nestell Bovee
Inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Today is the fifth anniversary of an event that when it occurred was universally condemned, and at..Read More
President Trump said last week that the United States will be “running” Venezuela for an indeterminate period of time following the forcible removal of Venezuelan..Read More
CNN reports on the latest retaliatory move by the Trump administration against a list of blue states headed once again by the administration’s special target..Read More
“Chaos in the midst of chaos isn’t funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.” –Steve Martin
Matt Cavanaugh, now less “Independent.” Two candidates for higher office in Colorado changed their voter affiliation just before the end of 2025. Neither is likely..Read More
(From the department of LOL — Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally published at the Colorado Times Recorder State Sen. Mark Baisley (R-Woodland Park) is dropping..Read More
Over the long holiday weekend, Americans got re-acquainted with the habit they developed during Donald Trump’s first term in office of waking up with the..Read More
“Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.” –Jim Lovell
“The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let’s think about what’s the whole battle.” –David..Read More
Over the New Year’s holiday news blackout, President Donald Trump launched his latest reprisal against the state of Colorado over our long list of affronts..Read More
1. Trump’s personal war on Colorado From the #NeverTrump snub of 2016 to Trump v. Anderson and now the extortionate fight over convicted election denier..Read More
“It can’t get any worse,” said 2025. “Hold my beer,” said 2026.
We kicked off our 2026 election reader polls on Monday with questions about the Democratic nominee for Governor and the race for Attorney General. Now..Read More
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